Planning a trip in and around Culver City just got a little easier. Culver CityBus, a service of the city of Culver City, recently partnered with Google Transit, whose free information website integrates CityBus’ routes, bus stops and schedule information with surrounding transit agencies’ data to provide easy trip planning. Now, when planning a trip from a computer or a smart phone, a rider will easily be able to create a transit plan involving Culver CityBus.
“Many people are already familiar with Google Maps. We are thrilled to introduce the transit planning element of Google Maps to our customers to further enhance their transit experience,” said Culver City Mayor Micheál O’ Leary.
Google Maps is available in more than 40 languages and is compatible with screen readers for the visually impaired. The “Transit” feature on Google Maps is available on selected mobile devices through Google Maps for mobile devices or through a mobile browser.
By entering a starting point, destination and preferred travel time, Google Transit instantly displays a user-friendly map beside a selection of transit route itineraries. For each itinerary, the free service displays door-to-door directions to the destination, including the walking or biking distance to and from the nearest bus stop. It also lists an estimated total travel time, transfer times and other features.
In addition to Culver CityBus, other Los Angeles County transportation systems currently using Google Transit include the Los Angeles DASH system, Metro, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus, Torrance Transit, Metrolink, Burbank Bus, Foothill Transit, Thousand Oaks Transit, Long Beach Transit and Amtrak. For information about accessing Google Transit on a computer or mobile phone, visit google.com or culvercitybus.com.
